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On a sweltering summer day in 2010, Christine Warren stepped into a 24-foot canoe and paddled toward a goal that she never previously imagined possible. The Texas Water Safari is a 260-mile paddle race from the Texas Hill Country to the Gulf Coast. Run continuously since 1963, the course follows the San Marcos and Guadalupe Rivers to the coastal fishing town of Seadrift. Paddlers must complete the race in 100 hours. While the exhausting pace and blistering heat are reason enough to bow out, it’s the ancillary hurdles that often eliminate racers long before the finish line: dam portages, water moccasins, logjams, mosquitoes, dysentery, alligators, sleep deprivation, and equipment failures. Paddlefish is the first complete narrative ever published on The Texas Water Safari.

Jerry Darkes is also known as “the fish dog.” He is a fly fishing manufactures rep in the Great Lakes region, a professional fly tyer, author and steelhead guide. You may have caught him in the Great Lakes Steelhead Chronicles, a DVD that provides a comprehensive overview of the Great Lakes Steelhead fishery. Jerry also has a 3 part series of Guide Pattern DVDs. The first covers fly tying secrets for bass, the 2nd and 3rd provide various patterns for steelhead. Jerry also operates a personal blog called ACS – The Fish Dog.